Ateneo to use AUG stint to fast-track rebuild, says Jho Maraguinot

This is how Jhoanna Maraguinot looks at the next 6 months for Ateneo’s women’s volleyball team as she and the rest of the squad jumpstart the off-season representing the Philippines at the 2016 ASEAN University Games in Singapore.

After the Katipunan crew’s runner-up finish in Season 78, a big chunk of its core in Alyssa Valdez and Amy Ahomiro bid their goodbyes to the team as they have no more years of eligibility left.

The Lady Eagles were fortunate enough to still have Valdez in the fold as they battle the best collegiate teams in Singapore but this will not be the case come 2017.

And despite losing 2 in a row against Indonesia and Thailand, the outside hitter from Batangas still believes that the intense competition will play a big role in putting their bid to remain a contender on high gear right away.